Thursday, September 25, 2014

Here's what they have to say about this collection:
"Autumn 2014 welcomes the DRYADES collection at Aromaleigh… ten dramatic
duochrome shades imbued with the tones of Fall’s splendor. Dryads and
Hamadryads were the Greek nymphs of the forests and trees. These colors
were all inspired by specific Dryads or groups of Dryads, and incredible
classic paintings portraying them."

We all know
how difficult these types of shadows can be to photograph, so I did my
best to capture their beauty.

From the top left going clockwise: othreis, dryope, ekho, kyllene and dapnis

indirect natural light

direct sunlight

with flash

flash at an angle

From the top left going clockwise: hesperides, kraneia, heliades, byblis and pitys

indirect natural light

indirect natural light at an angle

direct sunlight

direct sunlight at an angle

with flash

with flash at an angle

Here are a couple looks I have put together using this collection.

More pictures of this look and what I used to create it, are posted HERE.

(Aromaleigh put together this collage of my look and I lovingly stole it)

More pictures of this look and what I used to create it, are posted HERE.

Here's what I have to say about this collection. This is one of those sets I believe anyone can wear. While these
are more on the softer, wearable side, there is a bit of magic to these
lovely shadows. They seem to have this glow about them and from
different angles, shimmers of different colors can be seen.
Each shadow has such complex color shifts that they can look
completely different in the package compared to when applied and worn. They are quite difficult to photograph and are so much more amazing in person. I really love this collection. I have had it for a couple of weeks and wanted to wear and play with it before I could give a thorough review.
A good thing that I noticed when doing some makeup looks, was that even when
blending, the shimmers and duochrome don't rub off a lot. That's a
common problem with duochrome/shimmery shadows. Blending can wipe away
most or even all of the shimmers and multicolored finishes. But I
didn't experience much of that with the shadows I have tried. My
technique for applying such shadows involves patting the product on and
then gently blending with a soft brush. :-)

I hope you enjoyed this review and found it helpful. If you have any questions, please let me know.

I received this collection from Aromaleigh for review purposes. All opinions here are honest and my own.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

I rarely ever rush with my makeup because if I don't have time to do the look I want, I just go with a very simple look. This started out to be simple and it got darker and darker and then I realized I didn't have time to do some things to the rest of my face, since I kept playing with my eye makeup. So I ended up with this. Also, because this was rushed, I didn't get a chance to photograph it until a few hours later. So I'm not the usual fresh face.

About Me

I am a wife, a jewelry whore, a makeup nerd, a model, a bellydancer and health junkie. I will be sharing my makeup looks, hauls and some products I use but probably won't review many products unless there aren't any reviews for a particular item. I also don't have a lot of time to write tons of stuff every day, so my LOTD posts will be kept simple with pics and what was used to create the look.
I love to joke, laugh and have fun. Some would say I'm "goth" but I say I'm a PIB (person in black) with morbid tendencies/interests. I'm very laid back and easy going. I can get along with almost anyone. I strive to see the good in everything, no matter how hard that is at times. I believe that being fit and healthy is the greatest gift one can give to themselves.